About BPEF       

The Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF), affiliated with American Business Media, was established in 1985 by Harold W. McGraw Jr., Chairman Emeritus of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Since then, BPEF has actively promoted the business media industry among college students nationwide through a unique internship program and various scholarship programs. Over the last two decades BPEF has placed over 700 students in internships and awarded more than 50 scholarships.

The Internship Program offers college students internships at business media companies. Internships are offered year-round and come either as credit-only or for-pay opportunities. The BPEF staff works hard to place the best qualified individuals in positions that suit their needs, interests and talents.

The BPEF Board of Directors is made up of some of today's most successful and forward-thinking business media executives.

Serving on the Board are the following individuals:

J. Roger Friedman (Chair), President, Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.

Roland DeSilva, Managing Partner, DeSilva + Phillips

Todd Hittle, CFO/General Manager, American Business Media

Gordon Hughes, President & CEO, American Business Media

Jeffry Lapin, President, Farm Progress Companies

Donald McAllister, Jr., Retired

James McGraw IV, Group Publisher, The McGraw-Hill Companies

William Morrow, Executive VP Operations, Crain Communications Inc

Tonia Ries, General Managing Partner, Modern Media

Hugh Roome, President, Scholastic International

Gary Rubin, Chief Publishing & E-Media Officer, SHRM

Gerry Ryerson, President, Edgell Communications

 For more information on BPEF, contact us at BPEFinfo@abmmail.com, or 212.661.6360. 

About American Business Media

Founded in 1906, American Business Media is positioned at the center of the global b-to-b ecosystem. As the only association focused on the integrated b-to-b media model – which includes print publications, events, digital media and business information – ABM delivers intelligence to industry professionals worldwide, including Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. ABM’s approximately 300 member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly 6,000 print and online titles and over 1,000 trade shows, with well over $33 billion in annual revenues.

ABM's mission is to enhance the knowledge and best practices of leading media companies that provide quality information for business and professional markets worldwide. The association is committed to growing members’ businesses, enhancing the stature of the b-to-b industry, bringing innovative and creative ideas to members, being the authority on evolving business media trends, influencing legislation to benefit members, and fostering the highest ethical standards in business media.

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